I enter Trichendur Railway station on Sunday ,17.5.2015 evening around 17.30 to catch Trichendur-Tirunelveli passenger dep 17.55 to Tirunelveli and catch the Anandapuri Exp to Kovilpatti by taking through Express ticket from Tiruchendur to Kovilpatti.After taking the Express ticket i noticed that the passenger train no 56766 was cancelled on Sunday.
I occupy a seat in the 16 th unreserved coach from the engine.Just before train leaving Tiruchendur ,the Express train was over crowded with Tirunelveli,Main line station ,Chennai etc passengers. The passenger enter first does not allow later passenger in the 4+ 1 seat marked coach.2 Adult + 2 Children age around 6 to 8 SLEEPING does not allow other passenger to sit .Some forceful...
more... and strong voice passenger forcefully occupy in the 2 adult + 2 children seat.So many quarrels in the compartment including occupy the over head luggage space.At Nazareth around 30 passenger enter into the compartment.
So i suggest the following 4 remedial measures to the Madurai division and SR.
1) The unreserved second class passenger coach Should be marked 5 + 1 numbered from present 4 +1 in one side of the bay.Thus the seat no marking increased from 90 to 108.Even in Vaigai SF second class coach seating configuration 3+ 3 and total seat marked as 108.Simple paint cost for IR reduces so much quarrel in occupying the second class unreserved coaches in most of the passenger trains.
2) Since Trichendur is the tourist spot ,the passenger train 56766 shall be restored on all Sundays.
3) The present 18 coach CHENDUR EXPRESS shall be augmented up-to 24 coaches.
4) Most of the unreserved passenger travel to Chennai and they are willing to reach around 9 am and hate the long time travel via the Main Line.So 3 nos of Through coaches Trichendur-Chennai Egmore shall be operated in the 56766 passenger train and connect to the Ananthapuri Exp at Tirunelveli and reach Chennai at 8.40 am.